| Election Name: | 1989 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1986 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1986 |
| Next Election: | 1992 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Election Date: | 14 October 1989 |
| Turnout: | 26,208 |
| Candidate1: | Eve Poole |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,657 |
| Percentage1: | 55.92 |
| Candidate2: | Bruce Pagan |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,911 |
| Percentage2: | 26.36 |
| Candidate3: | Bob Simpson |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,070 |
| Percentage3: | 11.71 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Eve Poole |
| After Election: | Eve Poole |
The 1989 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 14 October 1989 as part of the 1989 New Zealand local elections, and was conducted under the First Past the Post system. It was the first election in Invercargill to include postal voting.[1]
Incumbent mayor Eve Poole was re-elected with a reduced majority.
The following table gives the election results: